Create tables out of csv data

Distributed version (as of june 2014)

#!/usr/bin/env python# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-"""
ABOUT THIS SCRIPT:
Import CSV data files as tables into Scribus
1st create any frame with the desired table size on your page
make shure it is selected
execute this script
you will be prompted for a csv filename
the data from the csv file will be imported and a table of textboxes will be drawn on the page.
############################
LICENSE:
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
Author: Sebastian Stetter
please report bugs to: scribusscript@sebastianstetter.de
"""from__future__import division
importsystry:
# Please do not use 'from scribus import *' . If you must use a 'from import',# Do so _after_ the 'import scribus' and only import the names you need, such# as commonly used constants.import scribus
exceptImportError,err:
print"This Python script is written for the Scribus scripting interface."print"It can only be run from within Scribus."sys.exit(1)########################## YOUR IMPORTS GO HERE ##########################importcsv#get information about the area where the bale should be draweddef getAriaInformation():
if scribus.selectionCount()==1:
AI =dict()
areaname = scribus.getSelectedObject()
areaposition= scribus.getPosition(areaname)
AI["vpos"]= areaposition[1]
AI["hpos"]= areaposition[0]
areadimensions = scribus.getSize(areaname)
AI["vsize"]=areadimensions[1]
AI["hsize"]=areadimensions[0]
scribus.deleteObject(areaname)return AI
else:
scribus.messageBox("csv2table","please select ONE Object to mark the drawing area for the table")sys.exit()#get the cvs datadef getCSVdata():
"""opens a csv file, reads it in and returns a 2 dimensional list with the data"""
csvfile = scribus.fileDialog("csv2table :: open file","*.csv")if csvfile !="":
try:
reader =csv.reader(file(csvfile))
datalist=[]for row in reader:
rowlist=[]for col in row:
rowlist.append(col)
datalist.append(rowlist)return datalist
exceptException, e:
scribus.messageBox("csv2table","Could not open file %s"%e)else:
sys.exitdef getDataInformation(list):
"""takes a 2 dimensional list object and returns the numbers of rows and cols"""
datainfo =dict()
datainfo["rowcount"]=len(list)
datainfo["colcount"]=len(list[0])return datainfo
def cellsize(areainfo, datainfo):
""""takes the area and data info and calculates the prper cell size"""
csize=dict()
csize["v"]= areainfo["vsize"] / datainfo["rowcount"]
csize["h"]= areainfo["hsize"] / datainfo["colcount"]return csize
def main(argv):
"""This is a documentation string. Write a description of what your code
does here. You should generally put documentation strings ("docstrings")
on all your Python functions."""########################## YOUR CODE GOES HERE ##########################
userdim=scribus.getUnit()#get unit and change it to mm
scribus.setUnit(scribus.UNIT_MILLIMETERS)
ai = getAriaInformation()
data = getCSVdata()
di= getDataInformation(data)
cs = cellsize(ai,di)
vcellsize = cs["v"]
hcellsize = cs["h"]
hposition=ai["hpos"]
vposition=ai["vpos"]
objectlist=[]# here we keep a record of all the created textboxes so we can group them later
i=0
scribus.progressTotal(len(data))
scribus.setRedraw(False)for row in data:
for cell in row:
textbox=scribus.createText(hposition, vposition, hcellsize, vcellsize)#create a textbox
objectlist.append(textbox)
scribus.insertText(cell,0, textbox)#insert the text into the textbox
hposition=hposition+hcellsize #move the position for the next cell
vposition=vposition+vcellsize #set vertical position for next row
hposition=ai["hpos"]#reset vertical position for next row
i=i+1
scribus.progressSet(i)#scribus.groupObjects(objectlist) #pack thre whole stuff togehter ##############This causes scribus to render veeeery slowly!!!
scribus.progressReset()
scribus.setUnit(userdim)# reset unit to previous value
scribus.docChanged(True)
scribus.statusMessage("Done")
scribus.setRedraw(True)def main_wrapper(argv):
"""The main_wrapper() function disables redrawing, sets a sensible generic
status bar message, and optionally sets up the progress bar. It then runs
the main() function. Once everything finishes it cleans up after the main()
function, making sure everything is sane before the script terminates."""try:
scribus.statusMessage("Importing .csv table...")
scribus.progressReset()
main(argv)finally:
# Exit neatly even if the script terminated with an exception,# so we leave the progress bar and status bar blank and make sure# drawing is enabled.if scribus.haveDoc():
scribus.setRedraw(True)
scribus.statusMessage("")
scribus.progressReset()# This code detects if the script is being run as a script, or imported as a module.# It only runs main() if being run as a script. This permits you to import your script# and control it manually for debugging.if __name__ =='__main__':
main_wrapper(sys.argv)

Improved version

Improved by Jean-Paul Gendner (f5bu.fr)

Changelog :

I corrected a bug. When first column width was different from others, cells where not juxtaposed properly. Error is in the following line, where I replaced 'cellwidthleft' by 'cellsize' :

hposition=hposition+cellwidthleft #move the position for the next cell

I allow specifying a width for each column (only two in original version) and a height for each row (only one in original version).

The default values for the widths and heights are calculated to get a table with the size of the selected frame. If different values are entered, the default values are updated to finally respect the overall size.

However, different values may be entered. Of course, in this case the table size may be different from the selected frame.

Ability to affect directly a style to all cells. Style must exist when launching the script.

Possibility to define a top distance for the texts (distance between top of textbox and text).

So much more possibilities are covered: defining width of each column and height of each row knowing the overall size of the planed table or knowing individual cells values.

#!/usr/bin/env python# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-"""
ABOUT THIS SCRIPT (modified by J.-P. Gendner June, 15 2014):
Import CSV data files as tables into Scribus
1. You may create a style to be applied to all cells of the table
2. Create a frame at the position (upper left corner)
and of the size (height and width) you want for your table
3. Make sure it is selected
4. Execute this script:
You will first be prompted for the csv data filename.
-> The number of columns and row will be displayed.
You will then be prompted for the width of each column in mm.
-> The default value given is calculated to respect the width of the
table.
Then you will be prompted for the height of each row.
-> The default value is calculated to respect the height of the table.
Then you may enter the style name you want to be applied to each cell.
Finally, you may enter the Top distance for all text.
5. The data from the csv file will be imported and a table of
textboxes will be drawn on the page.
LIMITATIONS:
In Scribus versions 1.3.5svn, when the script ends, you cannot
adjust text, colors, and line features for a group, whereas in 1.3.3.x,
all of these can be done without ungrouping.
HINTS:
Postgresql:
You can easily create a CSV file with a Postgresql database. From
Postgresql,
toggle unaligned output with the '\a' switch, then activate a comma as
a separator with '\f ,' (without apostrophes). Send output to a file
with '\o myfile.csv', then query your database.
Sqlite3:
You can use "sqlite3 -csv" in the command line or ".mode csv" in sqlite's
interactive shell.
############################
LICENSE:
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301,
USA.
Author: Sebastian Stetter
Modifications: Gregory Pittman
please report bugs to: scribusscript-xpvPi5bcW5WP0LLXB2dsMhvVK+yQ3ZXh@public.gmane.org
"""from__future__import division
importsystry:
# Please do not use 'from scribus import *' . # If you must use a 'from import',# Do so _after_ the 'import scribus' # and only import the names you need,# such as commonly used constants.import scribus
exceptImportError,err:
print"This Python script is written for the Scribus scripting interface."print"It can only be run from within Scribus."sys.exit(1)########################## YOUR IMPORTS GO HERE ##########################importcsv#get information about the area where the bale should be draweddef getPosition():
if scribus.selectionCount()==1:
areaname = scribus.getSelectedObject()
position= scribus.getPosition(areaname)
vpos = position[1]
hpos = position[0]
size = scribus.getSize(areaname)
width = size[0]
height = size[1]
scribus.deleteObject(areaname)return vpos, hpos, width, height
else:
scribus.messageBox("csv2table","please select ONE Object to mark the drawing area for the table")sys.exit()#get the cvs datadef getCSVdata():
"""opens a csv file, reads it in and returns a 2 dimensional list with the data"""
csvfile = scribus.fileDialog("csv2table :: open file","*.csv")if csvfile !="":
try:
reader =csv.reader(file(csvfile))
datalist=[]for row in reader:
rowlist=[]for col in row:
rowlist.append(col)
datalist.append(rowlist)return datalist
exceptException, e:
scribus.messageBox("csv2table","Could not open file %s"%e)else:
sys.exitdef getDataInformation(list):
"""takes a 2 dimensional list object and returns the numbers of rows and cols"""
datainfo =dict()
datainfo["rowcount"]=len(list)
datainfo["colcount"]=len(list[0])return datainfo
def cellsize(areainfo, datainfo):
""""takes the area and data info and calculates the prper cell size"""
csize=dict()
csize["v"]= areainfo["vsize"] / datainfo["rowcount"]
csize["h"]= areainfo["hsize"] / datainfo["colcount"]return csize
def main(argv):
"""This is a documentation string. Write a description of what your code
does here. You should generally put documentation strings ("docstrings")
on all your Python functions."""########################## YOUR CODE GOES HERE ##########################
userdim=scribus.getUnit()#get unit and change it to mm
scribus.setUnit(scribus.UNIT_MILLIMETERS)
cellwidthleft =0
cellwidthright =0
pos = getPosition()
hposition=pos[1]
vposition=pos[0]
width = pos[2]
height = pos[3]
data = getCSVdata()
di= getDataInformation(data)
ncol =len(data[0])
nrow =len(data)
scribus.messageBox("Table"," " + str(ncol) + " columns, " + str(nrow) + " rows ")#jpg
ColWidthList =[]
TableWidth =0
RowHeightList =[]
TableHeight=0
i=0for row in data:
if i==0:
c=0for cell in row:
ColWidthT = scribus.valueDialog('Column Width','How wide (mm) do you wish column ' +str(c+1) + ' to be?',str((width-TableWidth)/(ncol-c)))
ColWidth =float(ColWidthT)
ColWidthList.append(ColWidth)
TableWidth = TableWidth + ColWidth
c=c+1
RowHeightT = scribus.valueDialog('Row Height','How tall (mm) do you wish row ' + str(i+1) +' to be?',str((height-TableHeight)/(nrow-i)))
RowHeight =float(RowHeightT)
RowHeightList.append(RowHeight)
TableHeight= TableHeight + RowHeight
i=i+1
CellsStyle = scribus.valueDialog('Cells Style','Style name or blank?',"")
TextDist =float(scribus.valueDialog('Text distance','Top distance for text (mm)?',"0"))
objectlist=[]# here we keep a record of all the created textboxes so we can group them later
i=0
scribus.progressTotal(len(data))
scribus.setRedraw(False)for row in data:
c=0for cell in row:
cell = cell.strip()
cellsize=ColWidthList[c]
cellHeight=RowHeightList[i]
textbox=scribus.createText(hposition, vposition, cellsize, cellHeight)#create a textbox
objectlist.append(textbox)iflen(CellsStyle)>0:
scribus.setStyle(CellsStyle,textbox)if TextDist >0:
scribus.setTextDistances(0,0,TextDist,0,textbox)
scribus.insertText(cell,0, textbox)#insert the text into the textbox
hposition=hposition+cellsize #move the position for the next cell
c=c+1
vposition=vposition + cellHeight #set vertical position for next row
hposition=pos[1]#reset vertical position for next row
i=i+1
scribus.progressSet(i)
scribus.deselectAll()
scribus.groupObjects(objectlist)
scribus.progressReset()
scribus.setUnit(userdim)# reset unit to previous value
scribus.docChanged(True)
scribus.statusMessage("Done")
scribus.setRedraw(True)def main_wrapper(argv):
"""The main_wrapper() function disables redrawing, sets a sensible generic
status bar message, and optionally sets up the progress bar. It then runs
the main() function. Once everything finishes it cleans up after the main()
function, making sure everything is sane before the script terminates."""try:
scribus.statusMessage("Importing .csv table...")
scribus.progressReset()
main(argv)finally:
# Exit neatly even if the script terminated with an exception,# so we leave the progress bar and status bar blank and make sure# drawing is enabled.if scribus.haveDoc()>0:
scribus.setRedraw(True)
scribus.statusMessage("")
scribus.progressReset()# This code detects if the script is being run as a script, or imported as a module.# It only runs main() if being run as a script. This permits you to import your script# and control it manually for debugging.if __name__ =='__main__':
main_wrapper(sys.argv)